Upskilling the Displaced Workforce with Industry-Based Credentials
View On-Demand
This webinar has already happened. Please fill out the form below to receive a link to the recording.
Kent Powell, Sales Manager of Amatrol Inc., and Neil Reddy, CEO of MSSC will discuss how their companies have partnered together to address the need for skilled workers in the manufacturing sector.
The panelists will discuss solutions to address the “Skills Gap” and upskilling the tens of millions of Americans who are either unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic, as well as the details of their corporate partners and how their products can address the needs of the manufacturing sector. The webinar will include also an overview of the Amatrol Skill Boss.
The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Garry Tomerlin, the former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Workforce for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Topics Covered:
- Solutions to address the "Skills Gap"
- Industry-Based Certification Programs
- Technical training equipment for training & assessment
- Overview of Amatrol Skill Boss
Meet the Panelists
Neil Reddy
CEO / Co-Founder
Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC)
Mr. Neil Reddy is the co-founder of the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) an industry-led, non-profit training, assessment, and certification organization focused on the core technical competencies needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling workers. Internally, Mr. Reddy oversees all departments from operations to marketing. MSSC has more than 1,500 Authorized Assessment & Training Centers in 49 states and has issued 147,000+ credentials. Mr. Reddy’s passion lies in helping people get work, but also to help them build and develop career pathways. Mr. Reddy has held this position since 2006. Prior to joining MSSC, Mr. Reddy worked at the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM). There he worked with the Department of Defense and NIST on national programs dedicated toward the advancement and development of next-gen manufacturing.
Kent Powell
North America Sales Manager
Amatrol, Inc.
Kent Powell joined Amatrol 14 years ago. He is currently the National Sales Manager responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with both education and industrial clients worldwide. Kent's main focus is to support existing partnerships with strategic account clients and leverage these relationships into new business relationships with clients.
Prior to joining Amatrol, Kent was a partner in a systems integration firm that specialized in automation, quality assurance, reliability, implementing IIoT solutions, and cloud-based data analytics. He also was an Executive at Rockwell automation for 17 years and oversaw sales, customer service, and customer training initiatives.
